Set for Spring

Are you ready for Spring? I am--both mentally and gardening-wise.  Last week I spotted the first few blooms on the flowering quince and realized it was time to get busy in the yard.

The flower beds now have a fresh layer of cypress mulch.

While cleaning the bird houses, I found this beautiful Titmouse nest made of moss and cat hair. with A lone unhatched egg was still nestled there.

Pine straw has been spread by the lake to provide easy access to nesting material for birds, especially the Bluebirds.  Winter roosts have been converted back to nest boxes and the poles smeared with a fresh coating of petroleum jelly to thwart ants.

Fresh dryer lint and cat hair are often used by birds to line nests so I put it an old suet feeder and hang it in a tree.

Crepe Myrtles, Abelia, Butterfly Bushes, and other shrubs have been pruned. This big chaste tree was cut back significantly this year to control its size.

Dead plants have been removed and new ones planted. I was so sad that my beautiful Yellow Twig Dogwood died last year. It's been replaced with a Red Twig Dogwood.

Trees have been pruned. The lower branches of the Flowering Crabapple were removed to provide more sun for the grass and surrounding flower bed.

So I'm so ready for Spring to pop and it seems the plants are, too. I spotted the first azalea bud today. Now I have to get busy with Spring cleaning the inside of the house. That's not nearly as much fun.

 

Comments

[broomfield commercial maintenance]

Spring is my favorite season because of the beautiful flowers that will blooms and the weather is fine with me. My garden become so much beautiful in this time of the year. Thanks to my landscaping contractor.

[Georgia Backyard Nature]

Very true. So glad birds can find one useful purpose for cats.

[Arlene Kay]

It's ironic that birds use cathair to build nests. Almost a circle of life thing since last week's report that cats savage more birds, bunnies, etc than other predators. Personally I think it was a canard started by the Coyote lobby.